thick or thin

Vincent E. Mrykalo mrykalve@potsdam.edu
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:53:07 -0400


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I like to use the densest material available for either place.  I 
think the "pear green" front rail punchings best fit the bill.
Pre-compressing balance rail felt makes sense to me (I like medium 
punchings for this).

>I am in the process of re-regualting a S&S M, where one of the main 
>problems was that the keys were too low, (they were almost touching 
>the front rail when depressed). I raised them all with cardboard and 
>paper punchings.
>
>As I was doing this, I got thinking about this question. Are there 
>any rules of thumb, or what is the general consensus, as to what 
>thickness the wool balance rail punching should be? Should we have 
>thick punchings with fewer paper/cardboard punchings, or thin 
>punchings with lots of paper/cardboard? I guess I could ask the same 
>for the front rail. Do we use thick felts and fewer cardboard, or 
>the other way around? Or does it make any difference?
>
>Wim


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Vince Mrykalo RPT MPT
Senior Piano Technician
Crane School of Music
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